Crazy Audiophiles Thread #2

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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited September 2008
    I like Coldplay... :(

    I'm very saddened.

    That pink tube is the cat's meow, though.... i would rock that with no second thoughts.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited September 2008
    concealer404 wrote: »
    I like Coldplay... :(

    I'm very saddened.

    That pink tube is the cat's meow, though.... i would rock that with no second thoughts.

    In case yer truly interested: (no affil) http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstube&1224698082&/Dynaco-Pink-Panther-ST-70-buil

    Oh wait-Sorry Sale Pending. :(
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited September 2008
    Early B. wrote: »
    Here are some examples of crazy things audiophiles do:
    ...
    • You get caught up in the “next great thing” because every audio forum is raving about it, but it sounds like dog poo and you kick yourself for being so gullible.

    ...

    You mean like this?
    http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina31.htm
    http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1204629257&openfrom&10&4

    Anybody try anything like this?
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/machinadynamica2/ib.html
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited September 2008
    Hey now, lets not start putting down magic pebbles if you have not tried them. :)
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited September 2008
    Well...

    I don't upgrade my gear. I've had the same setup for years and it's NOT changing!
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited September 2008
    appadv wrote: »
    Well...

    I don't upgrade my gear. I've had the same setup for years and it's NOT changing!

    Yawn . . .
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited September 2008
    purchase a receiver after using 'selective' researching (only wanted to listen to the positive reviews and shunned the negs) only to find out it's not 'all that' and besides, the next year's model comes out only two months later for the same price you just paid.:mad:

    POLK SDA-SRS 1.2TL -- ADCOM GFA-5802
    PANASONIC PT-AE4000U -- DIY WILSONART DW 135" 2.35:1 SCREEN
     ONKYO TX-SR805
    CENTER: CSI5
    MAINS: RTI8'S
    SURROUNDS: RTI8'S
    7.1 SURROUNDS: RTI6'S
    SUB: SVS PB12-PLUS/2 (12.3 series)
    XBOX 360    WiiPS3/blu-rayTOSHIBA HD-A35 hd dvd

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2008
    solidsqual wrote: »
    yawn . . .
    +1!!!
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited September 2008
    instead of having a dedicated listening or theater room, you decide you need to dedicate a 2 channel and/or theater system to EVERY ROOM!

    POLK SDA-SRS 1.2TL -- ADCOM GFA-5802
    PANASONIC PT-AE4000U -- DIY WILSONART DW 135" 2.35:1 SCREEN
     ONKYO TX-SR805
    CENTER: CSI5
    MAINS: RTI8'S
    SURROUNDS: RTI8'S
    7.1 SURROUNDS: RTI6'S
    SUB: SVS PB12-PLUS/2 (12.3 series)
    XBOX 360    WiiPS3/blu-rayTOSHIBA HD-A35 hd dvd

    http://polkarmy.com/forums/index.php
    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited September 2008
    Face wrote: »
    +1!!!

    Something wrong with not upgrading gear?
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited September 2008
    How about this one -- changing out components for many years in the same room, only to finally realize that inexpensive acoustic panels made the biggest difference, by far.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited September 2008
    How about completely disassembling your system and putting it back together again with the intention of achieving perfect placement and dialing everything in . . . and yet once complete and turned on, you are greeted by a deep effing ground loop. So you spend all night unplugging an rearranging the equipment until the problem is resolved. Only you can't resolve the problem! So you go to Lowes and buy some cheater plugs because eveyone tells you its a fine fix. Only once you have the plugs in place and the loop is gone, you can't help but think the 2 cents cheater plugs are completely stupid between your $100 powercord and your $50 outlet. Plus, you know those plugs have to be made like crap. So you throw the plugs out and take the whole system apart again!
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited September 2008
    face wrote: »
    +1!!!



    +2!!!!
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited September 2008
    This thread delivers.

    I feel better knowing I'm not alone....



    Nick
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2008
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    How about completely disassembling your system and putting it back together again with the intention of achieving perfect placement and dialing everything in . . . and yet once complete and turned on, you are greeted by a deep effing ground loop. So you spend all night unplugging an rearranging the equipment until the problem is resolved. Only you can't resolve the problem! So you go to Lowes and buy some cheater plugs because eveyone tells you its a fine fix. Only once you have the plugs in place and the loop is gone, you can't help but think the 2 cents cheater plugs are completely stupid between your $100 powercord and your $50 outlet. Plus, you know those plugs have to be made like crap. So you throw the plugs out and take the whole system apart again!
    That's exactly why I went with PS audio cables with the removable ground pin.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited September 2008
    concealer404 wrote: »
    IThat pink tube is the cat's meow, though.... i would rock that with no second thoughts.

    You could be rockin' the pink then hitten' the stink for some afternoon delight.

    RT1
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited September 2008
    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    You could be rockin' the pink then hitten' the stink for some afternoon delight.

    RT1

    I wonder if that would stop the old lady from getting on my case about the fast and furious upgrade path.

    Might be time to try? Although i'm really apprehensive about going to tubes, i think that would be the nail in the coffin for my pocketbook, and my project car.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • jm1
    jm1 Posts: 618
    edited September 2008
    Early B. wrote: »
    How about this one -- changing out components for many years in the same room, only to finally realize that inexpensive acoustic panels made the biggest difference, by far.

    Wow, that’s deep. Glad you understand how important the acoustics of the room are in relation to the system components.

    Has there been progress on constructing a diffuser for the room? I can hardly wait to get the next phase of my acoustic treatment constructed and installed.
    All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed and third, it is accepted as self evident.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited September 2008
    How about buying the same recording over and over again....whenever there's a new packaging or new remastering....BAM!! Hands over money :(
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited September 2008
    Danny Tse wrote: »
    How about buying the same recording over and over again....whenever there's a new packaging or new remastering....BAM!! Hands over money :(

    makes me think of movies. beta < vhs < ld < dvd < hd dvd < blu-ray. how many of us have bought the same movie for each new format?:o:(:rolleyes:

    POLK SDA-SRS 1.2TL -- ADCOM GFA-5802
    PANASONIC PT-AE4000U -- DIY WILSONART DW 135" 2.35:1 SCREEN
     ONKYO TX-SR805
    CENTER: CSI5
    MAINS: RTI8'S
    SURROUNDS: RTI8'S
    7.1 SURROUNDS: RTI6'S
    SUB: SVS PB12-PLUS/2 (12.3 series)
    XBOX 360    WiiPS3/blu-rayTOSHIBA HD-A35 hd dvd

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited September 2008
    concealer404 wrote: »
    I wonder if that would stop the old lady from getting on my case about the fast and furious upgrade path.

    Might be time to try? Although i'm really apprehensive about going to tubes, i think that would be the nail in the coffin for my pocketbook, and my project car.


    Some RT1 Random Thoughts:

    It is far better to seek forgiveness opposed to asking permission...............

    A woman will put up and out with an awful lot IF she knows she is loved.......

    RT1
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited September 2008
    UGH! I still can't identify with this thread. I thought I would be able to identify with just one small part at one point or another but it hasn't happened yet. I feel irrelevant and left out. :(
    Expert Moron Extraordinaire

    You're just jealous 'cause the voices don't talk to you!
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    edited September 2008
    Over-hyped products are a big trap for the crazy audiophile. You see all these glowing reviews on (insert your product here), buy one, wait like a kid on Christmas eve for it to arrive, plug it up and....it's....wait for it......wait....just "ok."
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited September 2008
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Over-hyped products are a big trap for the crazy audiophile. You see all these glowing reviews on (insert your product here), buy one, wait like a kid on Christmas eve for it to arrive, plug it up and....it's....wait for it......wait....just "ok."

    It gets worse, Steve -- how about when you know beforehand that it was gonna sound mediocre, but you bought it anyway, then get mad when the component met your expectations.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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